# Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball

The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in NCAA Division I men's competition. On March 30, 2022, Dan Earl was hired as the new head coach. The Mocs have appeared in 12 NCAA tournaments, most recently in 2022.

## History

The Mocs won the 1977 NCAA Men's Division II basketball tournament, while completing their transition from Division II to Division I. During the 1997 tournament they progressed to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating both Georgia and Illinois. They eventually lost to Providence.

### Conference Affiliations

* 1914–1932: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
* 1931–1942: Dixie Conference
* 1946–1977: D1 Independent
* 1978–present: Southern Conference

### Coaching History

| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| 1 | 1913–1914 | Leslie Stauffer | 1 | 7–7 | .500 |
| 2 | 1916 | John Spiegel | 1 | 3–4 | .429 |
| 3 | 1919–1920 | W.V. Jarrett | 2 | 8–3 | .727 |
| 4 | 1921–1928 | *Bill Redd | 8 | 62–42 | .596 |
| 5 | 1929–1931 | Harold Drew | 2+ | 25–24 | .510 |
| 6 | 1931–1933 | Humpy Phillips | 2+ | 33–19 | .635 |
| 7 | 1934–1940 | ^Pop Keyser | 6+ | 37–78 | .322 |
| 8 | 1940–1942, '47 | Perron Shoemaker | 3+ | 20–51 | .282 |
| 9 | 1946, '48–54 | *Bill O'Brien | 8+ | 50–84 | .373 |
| 10 | 1955–1958 | *Ben Boulware | 3+ | 9–57 | .136 |
| 11 | 1959–1962 | Tommy Bartlett | 4 | 57–37 | .606 |
| 12 | 1963–1972 | Leon Ford | 10 | 126–126 | .500 |
| 13 | 1973–1979 | ^Ron Shumate | 7 | 139–61 | .695 |
| 14 | 1980–1985 | Murray Arnold | 6 | 135–46 | .746 |
| 15 | 1986–1997 | Mack McCarthy | 12 | 243–122 | .666 |
| 16 | 1998–2002 | ^Henry Dickerson | 5 | 72–73 | .497 |
| 17 | 2003–2004 | Jeff Lebo | 2 | 40–20 | .667 |
| 18 | 2005–2013 | ^John Shulman | 9 | 145–146 | .498 |
| 19 | 2014–2015 | Will Wade | 2 | 40–25 | .615 |
| 20 | 2016–2017 | Matt McCall | 2 | 48–18 | .727 |
| 21 | 2018–2022 | Lamont Paris | 5 | 87–72 | .547 |
| 22 | 2022–2024 | Dan Earl | 2 | 39–29 | .574 |
| Totals | Totals | 22 coaches | 105 seasons | 1,425–1,144 | .555 |
| Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source *Alum ^Promoted from assistant to head coach ||||||

### Year-by-Year results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Tommy Bartlett (Independent) (1958–1962) ||||||
| 1958–59 | Tommy Bartlett | 14–7 | | | |
| 1959–60 | Tommy Bartlett | 11–12 | | | |
| 1960–61 | Tommy Bartlett | 17–8 | | | NCAA College Division First Round |
| 1961–62 | Tommy Bartlett | 15–10 | | | |
| Tommy Bartlett: | Tommy Bartlett: | 57–37 (.606) | | | |
| Leon Ford (Independent) (1962–1972) ||||||
| 1962–63 | Leon Ford | 13–13 | | | |
| 1963–64 | Leon Ford | 13–13 | | | |
| 1964–65 | Leon Ford | 16–10 | | | |
| 1965–66 | Leon Ford | 5–19 | | | |
| 1966–67 | Leon Ford | 8–18 | | | |
| 1967–68 | Leon Ford | 12–13 | | | |
| 1968–69 | Leon Ford | 16–10 | | | |
| 1969–70 | Leon Ford | 12–12 | | | |
| 1970–71 | Leon Ford | 18–5 | | | |
| 1971–72 | Leon Ford | 13–13 | | | |
| Leon Ford: | Leon Ford: | 126–126 (.500) | | | |
| Ron Shumate (Independent) (1972–1976) ||||||
| 1972–73 | Ron Shumate | 19–9 | | | NCAA College Division First Round |
| 1973–74 | Ron Shumate | 21–5 | | | |
| 1974–75 | Ron Shumate | 19–9 | | | NCAA Division II Second Round |
| 1975–76 | Ron Shumate | 23–9 | | | NCAA Division II National Runners-up |
| Ron Shumate (Southern Conference) (1976–1979) ||||||
| 1976–77 | Ron Shumate | 27–5 | 0–0 | | NCAA Division II National Champions |
| 1977–78 | Ron Shumate | 16–11 | 7–5 | | |
| 1978–79 | Ron Shumate | 14–13 | 3–8 | | |
| Ron Shumate: | Ron Shumate: | 139–61 (.695) | 10–13 (.435) | | |
| Murray Arnold (Southern Conference) (1979–1985) ||||||
| 1979–80 | Murray Arnold | 13–14 | 7–9 | | |
| 1980–81 | Murray Arnold | 21–9 | 11–5 | | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1981–82 | Murray Arnold | 27–4 | 15–1 | | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 1982–83 | Murray Arnold | 26–4 | 15–1 | | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1983–84 | Murray Arnold | 24–7 | 12–4 | | NIT Second Round |
| 1984–85 | Murray Arnold | 24–8 | 14–2 | | NIT Quarterfinal |
| Murray Arnold: | Murray Arnold: | 135–46 (.746) | 74–22 (.771) | | |
| Mack McCarthy (Southern Conference) (1985–1997) ||||||
| 1985–86 | Mack McCarthy | 21–10 | 12–4 | | NIT First Round |
| 1986–87 | Mack McCarthy | 21–8 | 14–2 | | NIT First Round |
| 1987–88 | Mack McCarthy | 20–13 | 8–8 | | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1988–89 | Mack McCarthy | 18–12 | 10–4 | | |
| 1989–90 | Mack McCarthy | 14–14 | 7–7 | | |
| 1990–91 | Mack McCarthy | 19–10 | 11–3 | | |
| 1991–92 | Mack McCarthy | 23–7 | 12–2 | | |
| 1992–93 | Mack McCarthy | 26–7 | 14–4 | | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1993–94 | Mack McCarthy | 23–7 | 12–4 | | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1994–95 | Mack McCarthy | 19–11 | 11–3 | | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1995–96 | Mack McCarthy | 15–12 | 9–5 | | |
| 1996–97 | Mack McCarthy | 24–11 | 11–3 | | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| Mack McCarthy: | Mack McCarthy: | 243–122 (.666) | 135–47 (.742) | | |
| Henry Dickerson (Southern Conference) (1997–2002) ||||||
| 1997–98 | Henry Dickerson | 13–15 | 7–7 | | |
| 1998–99 | Henry Dickerson | 16–12 | 9–7 | | |
| 1999–2000 | Henry Dickerson | 10–19 | 6–10 | | |
| 2000–01 | Henry Dickerson | 17–13 | 9–7 | | |
| 2001–02 | Henry Dickerson | 16–14 | 11–5 | | |
| Henry Dickerson: | Henry Dickerson: | 72–73 (.497) | 40–38 (.513) | | |
| Jeff Lebo (Southern Conference) (2002–2004) ||||||
| 2002–03 | Jeff Lebo | 21–9 | 11–5 | | |
| 2003–04 | Jeff Lebo | 19–11 | 10–6 | | |
| Jeff Lebo: | Jeff Lebo: | 40–20 (.667) | 21–11 (.656) | | |
| John Shulman (Southern Conference) (2004–2013) ||||||
| 2004–05 | John Shulman | 20–11 | 10–6 | 1st (North) | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 2005–06 | John Shulman | 19–13 | 8–6 | 2nd (North) | |
| 2006–07 | John Shulman | 15–18 | 6–12 | 4th (North) | |
| 2007–08 | John Shulman | 18–13 | 13–7 | T–1st (North) | |
| 2008–09 | John Shulman | 18–17 | 11–9 | T–1st (North) | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 2009–10 | John Shulman | 15–18 | 6–12 | T–3rd (North) | |
| 2010–11 | John Shulman | 16–16 | 12–6 | T–1st (North) | |
| 2011–12 | John Shulman | 11–21 | 5–13 | 6th (North) | |
| 2012–13 | John Shulman | 13–19 | 8–10 | 5th (North) | |
| John Shulman: | John Shulman: | 145–146 (.498) | 79–81 (.494) | | |
| Will Wade (Southern Conference) (2013–2015) ||||||
| 2013–14 | Will Wade | 18–15 | 12–4 | 2nd | CIT First Round |
| 2014–15 | Will Wade | 22–10 | 15–3 | 2nd | |
| Will Wade: | Will Wade: | 40–25 (.615) | 27–7 (.794) | | |
| Matt McCall (Southern Conference) (2015–2017) ||||||
| 2015–16 | Matt McCall | 29–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 2016–17 | Matt McCall | 19–12 | 10–8 | 4th | |
| Matt McCall: | Matt McCall: | 48–18 (.727) | 25–11 (.694) | | |
| Lamont Paris (Southern Conference) (2017–2022) ||||||
| 2017–18 | Lamont Paris | 10–23 | 3–15 | 10th | |
| 2018–19 | Lamont Paris | 12–20 | 7–11 | 5th | |
| 2019–20 | Lamont Paris | 20–13 | 10–8 | T–5th | |
| 2020–21 | Lamont Paris | 18–8 | 9–7 | 4th | |
| 2021–22 | Lamont Paris | 27–8 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round |
| Lamont Paris: | Lamont Paris: | 87–72 (.547) | 43–45 (.489) | | |
| Dan Earl (Southern Conference) (2022–present) ||||||
| 2022–23 | Dan Earl | 18–17 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2023–24 | Dan Earl | 21–12 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |
| Dan Earl: | Dan Earl: | 39–29 (.574) | 19–17 (.528) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,425–1,144 (.555) | 473–292 (.618) | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Postseason
### NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Mocs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament 12 times. Their combined record is 3–12.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1981 | #11 | First round | #6 Maryland | L 69–81 |
| 1982 | #10 | First round Second Round | #7 NC State #2 Minnesota | W 58–51 L 61–62 |
| 1983 | #9 | First round | #8 Maryland | L 51–52 |
| 1988 | #16 | First round | #1 Oklahoma | L 66–94 |
| 1993 | #12 | First round | #5 Wake Forest | L 58–81 |
| 1994 | #13 | First round | #4 Kansas | L 73–102 |
| 1995 | #15 | First round | #2 Connecticut | L 71–100 |
| 1997 | #14 | First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #3 Georgia #6 Illinois #10 Providence | W 73–70 W 75–63 L 65–71 |
| 2005 | #15 | First round | #2 Wake Forest | L 54–70 |
| 2009 | #16 | First round | #1 Connecticut | L 47–103 |
| 2016 | #12 | First round | #5 Indiana | L 74–99 |
| 2022 | #13 | First round | #4 Illinois | L 53–54 |

### NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Mocs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament five times. Their combined record is 11–5 and they were National Champions in 1977.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1961 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Austin Peay Kentucky Wesleyan | L 69–77 L 80–111 |
| 1973 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Southeast Louisiana Transylvania | L 64–67 W 99–86 |
| 1975 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Alabama State Tennessee State | W 107–83 L 81–82 |
| 1976 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game | Rollins Valdosta State Nicholls State Eastern Illinois Puget Sound | W 86–62 W 86–66 W 107–78 W 93–84 L 74–83 |
| 1977 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game | Valdosta State UCF North Dakota Sacred Heart Randolph-Macon | W 92–76 W 88–79 W 76–52 W 95–81 W 71–62 |

### NIT results

The Mocs have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 3–4.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1984 | First round Second Round | Georgia Tennessee | W 74–69 L 66–68 |
| 1985 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals | Clemson Lamar Louisville | W 67–65 W 85–84 L 66–71 |
| 1986 | First round | Georgia | L 81–95 |
| 1987 | First round | Cleveland State | L 73–92 |
| 2025 | First round | Middle Tennessee | |

### CIT results

The Mocs have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2014 | First round | East Tennessee State | L 66–79 |